Rhodes (BC 408-390) Hemidrachm

ca 408/7-390 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 1.69 g). Three-quarter facing head of Helios, head turned slightly right / PO, head of the nymph of Rhodes right, in incuse circle. VF, darkly toned, light proosity. Very rare, only five specimens recorded by Ashton. David Herman Coll.

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Filename:	1480180.jpg
City/Mint name:	Rhodes
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Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	Ashton 12; Ashton, "A Revised Arrangement for the Earliest Coinage of Rhodes," in Carson/Jenkins Essays, pg. 14, 27 (E4/F9); SNG Helsinki 260 var.
Valuation:	CNG Elec. Auc. 148 (9/2006), lot 180 ($210)
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Date added:	Sep 30, 2006
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